Belgium

Queen Mathilde makes a bold fashion choice for State Dinner

King Philippe and Queen Mathilde are currently carrying out a State Visit to Vietnam, the first visit by Belgian royals in over 50 years. Vietnamese President H.E. Luong Cuong hosted the royal couple at a State Dinner, complete with the required sparkle and elegance. Queen Mathilde reached for one of her favourite designers for the State Dinner, Dries van Noten. She wore a full-length…
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Queen Mathilde glitters in sentimental tiara

Queen Mathilde chose a sparkling tiara with a very personal meaning as she hosted a glittering State Banquet at the Castle of Laeken. King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of the Belgians welcomed Singaporean President Tharman Shanmugaratnam to the castle at the end of the…
Belgium

King Philippe meets President Zelenskyy in Brussels

King Philippe of the Belgians has welcomed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy when the pair met in Brussels.  The Belgian king received the Ukrainian President at the Royal Palace in Brussels, less than a week after the clash in the White House with US President Donald Trump. President Zelenskyy was in Brussels to attend the emergency EU summit on Ukraine.  The King of the Belgians…
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Queen Mathilde has rough start to Costa Rice trip

Queen Mathilde of Belgium began a solo, three-day trip to Costa Rica with an emergency on the way there.  Queen Mathilde’s flight to Costa Rica saw her plane forced to make a priority landing fifteen minutes early with a cracked windshield. Thankfully, everyone on board was safe upon landing.  UNICEF Belgium The Belgian queen is in Costa Rica in her role as Honorary President of Unicef…
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Belgium

The queen who can't get enough of one particular designer

Much like Queen Máxima, Queen Mathilde loves a jewel tone, a print pattern and Natan. But comparing the women side-by-side ends there because while Queen Máxima always looks this side of vibrant and businesslike, Queen Mathilde’s styling has a timeless effect. She wouldn’t be out of place in the 1960s competing for fashion headlines with Jacqueline Kennedy or Audrey Hepburn, so…
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